Anne Amuzu

Anne Amuzu
Anne Amuzu at the Launch Conference in San Francisco
Born
Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationComputer Scientist
Known forNandimobile

Anne Amuzu is a Ghanaian computer scientist and the co-founder of the technology company, Nandimobile Limited. Her company has received several awards, including best business at the 2011 LAUNCH Conference in USA.

Education

Amuzu had her secondary level education at the St. Louis Senior High School. She then furthered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. She proceeded to Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology where she was training in Entrepreneurship and Software Engineering.[1][2][3]

Career

Anne Amuzu and Edward Amartey-Tagoe

In 2010, Amuzu co-founded Nandimobile Limited with Michael Dakwa and Edward Amartey-Tagoe, a company that develops software that enables companies to deliver customer support and information services through SMS.[4] She has been the Lead Technical developer of Nandimobile Limited since 2010.[5][3][6]

Since its founding, Nandimobile Limited has received several awards, including Best business at the 2011 LAUNCH conference in USA, 2012 Top up award for the best SMS App in Ghana and 2013 WORLD summit awards in e-commerce and creativity.[7][8][9]

Awards and achievements

  • 2014 - Selected for Eighth Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Program[10][2]
  • 2014 - Won The Future Africa Awards & Summit Class Prize in Technology[11]
  • 2015 - Listed in Newaccra Achievers List[12][13]

Amuzu's company Nandimobile Limited has received several awards, including best business at the 2011 LAUNCH Conference in USA, 2012 Top up award for the best SMS App in Ghana and 2013 World Summit Awards in e-commerce and creativity.[5][2][14][15][16]

Philanthropy

She is mostly found volunteering her service to teach young girls how to code.[5][17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Anne Amuzu: Ghanaian Co-Founder of Nandimobile". www.africanpro.co.za. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ a b c "U.S Embassy announces awardees of this year's Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Programme". ghananewsagency.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. ^ a b "Women in Science Day: ICDD winner encourages women to explore Engineering, other science related fields | General News 2019-02-11". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  4. ^ "Ghanaian Entrepreneur, Anne Amuzu, Talks Startup Scene". Atlanta Black Star. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  5. ^ a b c "Women influencing tech in Ghana". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  6. ^ "10 female tech founders to watch in Africa". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  7. ^ "Nandi Mobile & MoTeCH Were Proud Winners At World Summit Awards". News Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  8. ^ Debrah, Ameyaw (2013-09-19). "Nandi Mobile & MoTeCH win at World Summit Awards". AmeyawDebrah.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  9. ^ "Harness potential of software development — NandiMobile". Graphic Online. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  10. ^ Debrah, Ameyaw (2013-04-25). "US Embassy praises Anne Amuzu and Eunice Ogbogu for Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Program selection". AmeyawDebrah.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  11. ^ "The Future Africa Awards & Summit Class Of 2014". www.pulse.ng. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  12. ^ "Citi FM's Philip Ashon makes 2015 Newaccra Achievers List". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  13. ^ "Olympic Winner Martha Bissah Honoured in Newaccra Achievers List 2015". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  14. ^ "Nandimobile Limited named Best Business at LAUNCH Conference". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  15. ^ "Nandimobile Limited named". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  16. ^ "BizzAfrica | Pages | trailblazer3". www.bizzafrica.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  17. ^ "Microsoft Encourages Young Ghanaian Females To Choose Career In ICT - News Ghana". News Ghana. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  18. ^ "Airtel and Microsoft encourage female career choice in ICT". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.